Satu Helakorpi
Biographic Data
| ID | 365599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Satu Helakorpi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Satu |
| FAMILY NAME | Helakorpi |
| SIGNATURE | HELAKORPI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5619-1219 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Year trends in educational inequalities in self-rated health among Finnish adults
Health inequalities exist across countries and populations, but little is known about their long-term trends and even less about factors shaping the trends. We examined the magnitude of absolute and relative educational inequalities in self-rated health over 36 years among Finnish adults, considering individual covariates and macro-economic fluctuations. Our data were derived from representative annual cross-sectional surveys in 1979-2014 conduct…
Everyday distinction and omnivorous orientation: An analysis of food choice, attitudinal dispositions and social background
The recent economic recession and self-rated health in Estonia, Lithuania and Finland: A comparative cross-sectional study in 2004–2010
BACKGROUND: The late-2000s financial crisis had a severe impact on the national economies on a global scale. In Europe, the Baltic countries were among those most affected with more than a 20% decrease in per capita gross domestic product in 2008-2009. In this study, we explored the effects of economic recession on self-rated health in Estonia and Lithuania using Finland, a neighbouring Nordic welfare state, as a point of reference. METHODS: Nati…
An analysis of problem gambling among the Finnish working-age population: A population survey
Gambling problems affect tens of thousands of individuals annually, therefore certain vulnerabilities should be noted. Comorbid dependencies, smoking in particular, ought to be screened for and recognised in the public health sector. Regulating the availability of slot machine gambling and enforcement of the age limit should be acknowledged. In establishing new gambling venues, prevalence rates in those particular areas should be actively monitor…
Authors’ reply to the Invited commentary by Boyd Swinburn on ‘Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumers’
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Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumers
Objective To study the awareness of the Heart Symbol in different age and educational groups, and changes in the awareness over a 9-year period. In addition, the reported use of products with the symbol was examined. Design A series of annual cross-sectional postal surveys on Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population. Setting A random sample ( n 5000 per annum) from the Finnish population aged 15–64 years, drawn from the Nati…
Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland: Finbalt survey 1994-2006
Alcohol consumption has increased in Estonia and Finland. National alcohol policies should reflect findings of alcohol epidemiology in order to introduce measures that will reduce alcohol related harm in the population effectively
Monitoring diet and diet-related chronic disease risk factors in Finland
Health and dietary monitoring has a long history in Finland. The aim of this review is to summarise the main sources of Finnish dietary information including food balance sheets, household budget survey data, questionnaires related to dietary behaviour and risk factors of main chronic diseases as well as dietary surveys. According to these sources, dietary behaviour and food choices have changed considerably during the last decades. For example, …
Economic inequality and population health: Looking Beyond Aggregate Indicators
This paper studies the sensitivity of various health indicators to income inequality as measured by regional Gini coefficients, using individual microdata from Finland over the period 1993-2005. There is no overall association between income and health at the regional level. We discovered that, among men, there are no significant associations between income inequality and several measures of health status. Among women or among both sexes combined…
Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: A follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years
BACKGROUND: Health behaviours are potential explanatory factors for socioeconomic differences in mortality. We examined the extent to which seven health behaviours covering dietary habits, smoking and physical activity, can account for relative differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality by educational level. METHODS: Health behaviour data derived from nationwide Finnish health behaviour surveys from the years 1979 to 2001. These annual…
Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: Time trends in six European countries
Did Finland’s Tobacco Control Act of 1976 have an impact on ever smoking? An examination based on male and female cohort trends
Objective: To examine patterns of ever smoking among Finnish adults by gender and birth cohort from 1978 to 2001, with special emphasis on the possible effects of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act (TCA). Methods: The data were derived from independent, annual cross sectional postal surveys among 15–64 year olds (n = 91 342), average response rate 75%. For the analyses 13 five year birth cohorts from 1916 to 1980 were constructed. Birth cohort variatio…
Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
In men decreased initiation and increased cessation contributed to the downward trend in smoking prevalence, whereas among women, changes in smoking were mostly caused by augmented initiation in successive birth cohorts. During the study period educational inequalities in smoking widened, as the less highly educated came increasingly to form the smoking population
Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: Time trends in six European countries
Everyday distinction and omnivorous orientation: An analysis of food choice, attitudinal dispositions and social background
The recent economic recession and self-rated health in Estonia, Lithuania and Finland: A comparative cross-sectional study in 2004–2010
BACKGROUND: The late-2000s financial crisis had a severe impact on the national economies on a global scale. In Europe, the Baltic countries were among those most affected with more than a 20% decrease in per capita gross domestic product in 2008-2009. In this study, we explored the effects of economic recession on self-rated health in Estonia and Lithuania using Finland, a neighbouring Nordic welfare state, as a point of reference. METHODS: Nati…
Did Finland’s Tobacco Control Act of 1976 have an impact on ever smoking? An examination based on male and female cohort trends
Objective: To examine patterns of ever smoking among Finnish adults by gender and birth cohort from 1978 to 2001, with special emphasis on the possible effects of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act (TCA). Methods: The data were derived from independent, annual cross sectional postal surveys among 15–64 year olds (n = 91 342), average response rate 75%. For the analyses 13 five year birth cohorts from 1916 to 1980 were constructed. Birth cohort variatio…
Economic inequality and population health: Looking Beyond Aggregate Indicators
This paper studies the sensitivity of various health indicators to income inequality as measured by regional Gini coefficients, using individual microdata from Finland over the period 1993-2005. There is no overall association between income and health at the regional level. We discovered that, among men, there are no significant associations between income inequality and several measures of health status. Among women or among both sexes combined…
Development of smoking by birth cohort in the adult population in eastern Finland 1972-97
In men decreased initiation and increased cessation contributed to the downward trend in smoking prevalence, whereas among women, changes in smoking were mostly caused by augmented initiation in successive birth cohorts. During the study period educational inequalities in smoking widened, as the less highly educated came increasingly to form the smoking population
Did Finland’s Tobacco Control Act of 1976 have an impact on ever smoking? An examination based on male and female cohort trends
Objective: To examine patterns of ever smoking among Finnish adults by gender and birth cohort from 1978 to 2001, with special emphasis on the possible effects of the 1976 Tobacco Control Act (TCA). Methods: The data were derived from independent, annual cross sectional postal surveys among 15–64 year olds (n = 91 342), average response rate 75%. For the analyses 13 five year birth cohorts from 1916 to 1980 were constructed. Birth cohort variatio…
Higher smoking prevalence in urban compared to non-urban areas: Time trends in six European countries
Health behaviours as explanations for educational level differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality: A follow-up of 60 000 men and women over 23 years
BACKGROUND: Health behaviours are potential explanatory factors for socioeconomic differences in mortality. We examined the extent to which seven health behaviours covering dietary habits, smoking and physical activity, can account for relative differences in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality by educational level. METHODS: Health behaviour data derived from nationwide Finnish health behaviour surveys from the years 1979 to 2001. These annual…
Economic inequality and population health: Looking Beyond Aggregate Indicators
This paper studies the sensitivity of various health indicators to income inequality as measured by regional Gini coefficients, using individual microdata from Finland over the period 1993-2005. There is no overall association between income and health at the regional level. We discovered that, among men, there are no significant associations between income inequality and several measures of health status. Among women or among both sexes combined…
Alcohol consumption in Estonia and Finland: Finbalt survey 1994-2006
Alcohol consumption has increased in Estonia and Finland. National alcohol policies should reflect findings of alcohol epidemiology in order to introduce measures that will reduce alcohol related harm in the population effectively
Monitoring diet and diet-related chronic disease risk factors in Finland
Health and dietary monitoring has a long history in Finland. The aim of this review is to summarise the main sources of Finnish dietary information including food balance sheets, household budget survey data, questionnaires related to dietary behaviour and risk factors of main chronic diseases as well as dietary surveys. According to these sources, dietary behaviour and food choices have changed considerably during the last decades. For example, …
Authors’ reply to the Invited commentary by Boyd Swinburn on ‘Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumers’
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Awareness and use of the Heart Symbol by Finnish consumers
Objective To study the awareness of the Heart Symbol in different age and educational groups, and changes in the awareness over a 9-year period. In addition, the reported use of products with the symbol was examined. Design A series of annual cross-sectional postal surveys on Health Behaviour and Health among the Finnish Adult Population. Setting A random sample ( n 5000 per annum) from the Finnish population aged 15–64 years, drawn from the Nati…
An analysis of problem gambling among the Finnish working-age population: A population survey
Gambling problems affect tens of thousands of individuals annually, therefore certain vulnerabilities should be noted. Comorbid dependencies, smoking in particular, ought to be screened for and recognised in the public health sector. Regulating the availability of slot machine gambling and enforcement of the age limit should be acknowledged. In establishing new gambling venues, prevalence rates in those particular areas should be actively monitor…
The recent economic recession and self-rated health in Estonia, Lithuania and Finland: A comparative cross-sectional study in 2004–2010
BACKGROUND: The late-2000s financial crisis had a severe impact on the national economies on a global scale. In Europe, the Baltic countries were among those most affected with more than a 20% decrease in per capita gross domestic product in 2008-2009. In this study, we explored the effects of economic recession on self-rated health in Estonia and Lithuania using Finland, a neighbouring Nordic welfare state, as a point of reference. METHODS: Nati…
Everyday distinction and omnivorous orientation: An analysis of food choice, attitudinal dispositions and social background
Year trends in educational inequalities in self-rated health among Finnish adults
Health inequalities exist across countries and populations, but little is known about their long-term trends and even less about factors shaping the trends. We examined the magnitude of absolute and relative educational inequalities in self-rated health over 36 years among Finnish adults, considering individual covariates and macro-economic fluctuations. Our data were derived from representative annual cross-sectional surveys in 1979-2014 conduct…
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